The name of your band… I read that you got the name from a book, Argus Apacase. So what is that book, I couldn’t find any information on it?Jared Leto: Argus Apacase? it’s a weird name, we’re all mispronouncing it, actually. It’s a really rare manuscript, it’s hard to find.And the name is a reference within the manuscript?Jared: It’s a reference — a rough translation, so who knows. I think the idea is interesting, it’s a metaphor for the future. It’s a silly metaphor on one hand, but it’s an idea that is being proven — I think — every single day. « Thirty seconds to mars » — the fact that we’re so close to something that’s not a tangible thing/idea. Also Mars being the God of War makes it really interesting, as well. You could substitute that in there, but the thing that’s nicest about the name and what’s important for my brother and I when we were thinking about all of this, is that it be imaginative and really represent the sound of our music in as unique a way as possible. I think that it does that. It’s different… It was either that or « Boiled Hard!

« If you can locate a « book » called the Argus Apocraphex there is a mention of the term 30STM. » As a cross referance, both he and Shannon have said that the the statement, 30STM was mentioned in a Harvard dissertation.